CEEC was first created by John Stott in 1960 to provide a “collective” evangelical voice within the Church of England.

CEEC exists to provide for the continuing  need for an overarching group to which the networks can belong, based on common understandings of the Christian faith and its Anglican expression, and united by a common vision to promote and maintain orthodox evangelical theology and ethics at the heart of the Church of England.

CEEC is particularly concerned to encourage evangelism, bible-based and Christ-centred formation of discipleship, evangelical leadership within the Church of England, and evangelical unity within and outside Anglicanism.

The Council consists of representatives from the College of Bishops, theological colleges, mission societies, General Synod, networks and local associations, all of whom have signed agreement with the Basis of Faith and its additional declarations. CEEC is also the representative body for EFAC, the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion.

Local groups of evangelicals from different networks, sometimes known as Diocesan Evangelical Fellowships, have been set-up, affiliated to the CEEC, and working out our common vision in the context of each Diocese. We are the DEF for Eds & Ips, and are committed to cultivating unity amongst evangelicals, to work for the good of the Gospel in Eds & Ips, and to speak with a gracious and united voice on matters of Biblical concern, and which are of importance to evangelicals.

The Eds & Ips DEF Committee:

Rev. Mark Prentice (Chair)

Rev. Josh Bailey (Secretary)

Malcolm Gifford

Rev. Amy Key

Rev. Peter Goodridge

Rev. Jonathan Ford